Category: Young Adult

THE COUNSELORS BY JESSICA GOODMAN

8/27/2022

Jessica Goodman writes amazing young adult mysteries! This is no different. If you're looking for a summer themed mystery then grab a copy of this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 31, 2022
Genre: Young Adult Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 352 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman comes a twisty new thriller about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake.

Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.

She’s always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie's one of them.

Even with her "townie" background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she’s back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive.

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THE INHERITANCE GAMES BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

8/10/2022

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I wasn't sure if The Inheritance Games would live up to all the hype but it did! This is an exciting mystery novel that's both puzzling and addicting!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Series: The Inheritance Games #1
Pages: 385 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why--or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House where every room bears the old man's touch--and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of

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GIRL OVERBOARD BY SANDRA BLOCK

7/25/2022

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Girl Overboard is a solid YA mystery and is a perfect read for summer! I can't recall ever reading a book that takes place on a cruise to I loved the setting here!

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2022
Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Series: None.
Pages: 250 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

This fast-paced thriller about a girl who investigates her friend's disappearance during their cruise ship vacation is Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 for teens—and it’s a paperback original!

When Izzy meets Jade on a cruise to Bermuda, her new daredevil friend turns Izzy’s boring family vacation into the trip of a lifetime. Until Jade goes missing.

The investigators claim Jade fell overboard, but Izzy knows better. Her friend had secrets—secrets that might have gotten her killed. As Izzy digs deeper into Jade’s disappearance, she realizes that someone doesn’t want her to find the truth. And if she’s not careful, Izzy might not get off this ship alive.

Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror paperback original titles coming to you fast and furious each month.

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A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER BY HOLLY JACKSON

7/17/2022

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This is the first book in a long time that actually lived up to the hype for me! What an incredibly gripping read! And it's young adult! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 4, 2020
Genre: YA Mystery and Suspense
Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1
Pages: 389 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD• Everyone is talking about this addictive must-read mystery with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.

Everyone in Fairview knows the story.

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

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FAMILY OF LIARS BY E. LOCKHART

5/21/2022

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Family of Liars is the perfect prequel to We Were Liars! If you haven't read that one yet don't fret. This one CAN be read as a standalone. I do however recommend reading both!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2022
Genre: Family Drama. Young Adult Fiction.
Series: We Were Liars prequel
Pages: 294 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher (Delacorte Press)

The prequel to We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.

A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.
A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.
A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.
They were always liars.

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DEAR LOVE, I HATE YOU BY ELIAH GREENWOOD

4/18/2022

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If you enjoy a new adult, enemies-to-lovers. high school romance then I highly recommend this book! I loved the angsty vibes and real emotions.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 10, 2021
Genre: New Adult. High School Romance.
Series: Easton High #1
Pages: 435 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

It all started with an anonymous letter.

He wasn’t supposed to find it—no one was. And he definitely wasn’t supposed to answer it.

We end up talking through letters and sticky notes in a book. One sticky note. Two sticky notes. Ten sticky notes. All baring our darkest, deepest secrets.

It’s all fun and games until I find out who my pen pal is...

Xavier Emery. King of my basketball-obsessed town, my childhood bully, and the guy I am in grave danger of falling in love with.

But the rules were clear: we can never know who we’re talking to,

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THE WISH THEY WERE US BY JESSICA GOODMAN

2/13/2022

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I read this authors sophomore novel during the summer (They’ll Never Catch Us) and was really excited to read this one because I enjoyed that one. Unfortunately, this one just didn’t hit the mark.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Mystery/Thriller
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 335 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

“A pristine infusion of Gossip Girl and Netflix's Elite, this prep-school thriller has it all: plaid skirts, secret societies, and a gripping murder mystery, but paired with an adept critique of the powers and privileges that goeth before the fall.” – Elle

In Gold Coast, Long Island, everything from the expensive downtown shops to the manicured beaches, to the pressed uniforms of Jill Newman and her friends, looks perfect. But as Jill found out three years ago, nothing is as it seems.

Freshman year Jill's best friend, the brilliant, dazzling Shaila Arnold, was killed by her boyfriend. After that dark night on the beach, Graham confessed, the case was closed, and Jill tried to move on.

Now, it's Jill's senior year and she's determined to make it her best yet. After all, she's a senior and a Player--a member of Gold Coast Prep's exclusive, not-so-secret secret society. Senior Players have

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THE COUNSELORS BY JESSICA GOODMAN

THE INHERITANCE GAMES BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

GIRL OVERBOARD BY SANDRA BLOCK

A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER BY HOLLY JACKSON

FAMILY OF LIARS BY E. LOCKHART

DEAR LOVE, I HATE YOU BY ELIAH GREENWOOD

THE WISH THEY WERE US BY JESSICA GOODMAN

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